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Specialist college secures charity milestone

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Specialist college secures charity milestone

A unique education provider that helps young adults with special educational needs to realise their full potential has been granted charitable status by the Charities Commission. Rotherham Opportunities College, which helps young adults aged 16-25 to prepare for life after education, was recently awarded a good rating by OFSTED, and becoming a charity means the college will be able to develop its fundraising efforts, which are used to provide vocational […]

today28/08/2025

Hardworking Students Gain Better GCSE Results at RNN Group

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Hardworking Students Gain Better GCSE Results at RNN Group

Students are celebrating at RNN Group after achieving better GCSE results this year following results day on Thursday 21st August. As England's percentage of passes falls again this year, Rotherham College, North Notts College and Dearne Valley College students’ part of the RNN Group (made up of campuses also including University Centre Rotherham (UCR)) have gained a pass rate up nearly 3% on 2024’s results. RNN Group offers students the […]

today22/08/2025

Circus acts set to wow at Wentworth Woodhouse’s WE Wonder Festival

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Circus acts set to wow at Wentworth Woodhouse’s WE Wonder Festival

The Big Top arrives at Rotherham’s ‘Big House’ on Saturday, August 30, for a day of circus-themed family fun and activities - and it’s all inspired by historical events. After delving into the archives, the preservation trust regenerating Grade I listed stately home Wentworth Woodhouse discovered that circus performers entertained at its garden parties in the 1920s and 30s. The Earls Fitzwilliam often opened their gardens to the community and […]

today14/08/2025

Yorkshire’s butterflies need help – will you join the butterfly rescue mission?

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Yorkshire’s butterflies need help – will you join the butterfly rescue mission?

Butterfly Conservation has launched a nationwide rescue mission for the UK’s butterflies and need the people of Yorkshire to get involved! Last summer, Yorkshire’s butterflies sent an urgent SOS through Butterfly Conservation’s Big Butterfly Count, with citizen scientists in Yorkshire spotting only 43,223 butterflies and day-flying moths during the three-week period. These results were echoed up and down the UK, with the wildlife charity declaring a nationwide Butterfly Emergency after […]

today29/07/2025

Foundation funding secures community transport service’s future

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Foundation funding secures community transport service’s future

A service that provides free transport to older people in rural parts of Rotherham to help tackle isolation and loneliness has received funding to protect its future. Harthill Tea Day Social Club has been awarded a grant of £3,560 from South Yorkshire Community Foundation (SYCF) via its Loscar Wind Farm Community Fund. The grant has funded the Social Club’s Community Transport Service for 12 months, enabling it to continue providing […]

today29/07/2025

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